Model Year | 2015 | 2008 | |
Model | BMW X5 | Toyota Tacoma | |
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2015 BMW X5 Seat Room and Comfort: Pros | ||
Year | Comment | |
2014 | BMW's multicontour seats, a $1,300 option on six-cylinder X5s and standard with the V8, deliver a rarely matched combination of support in turns and comfort on long drives. In a reversal of traditional tendencies, the buckets in the Range Rover Sport feel firmer and less comfortable. Though you'll find a commanding view forward in either driver seat, the Range Rover Sport maintains an edge in this area. Unusually large windows are one thing that makes a Land Rover a Land Rover. see full BMW X5 review |
2015 BMW X5 Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
Year | Comment | |
Audi and Mercedes both offer much longer SUVs. At least until BMW fields an X7, the X5 is available with an optional third-row seat. Especially considering the size and price of the X5, said third row is absurdly tight, thinly upholstered, and difficult to access. The door openings are small, and the entire second row seat pivots forward and upward off the floor in an only partially successful attempt to compensate. To provide even minimal legroom for those using it, the second row must slide forward a few inches, to the point that its occupants find their own legroom severely compromised. Both rows are too low to the floor for adult comfort. The third-row seat optional in the Range Rover Sport probably isn't much better, and deletes the spare tire (not available on the BMW regardless). This might explain why it wasn't on the tested vehicle. If you want a usable third row, Land Rover offers the less stylish, but also much less expensive and roomier LR4. Shift focus to the second-row seat, and I found that in the smaller X3 at least as comfortable, and easier to get into and out of thanks to the more compact vehicle's lower ride height. That in the Range Rover Sport, though also not the roomiest or the most comfortable, is better than the X5's. see full BMW X5 review |
None of our members have yet commented on the seat room and comfort of the 2015 BMW X5.
2008 Toyota Tacoma Seat Room and Comfort: Pros | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2007 | 4dr Crew Cab 5ft bed 236-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range |
The TRD Off-Road seats offer great comfort after 3+ hour long drives. see full Toyota Tacoma review |
2008 Toyota Tacoma Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2009 | 4dr Crew Cab 5ft bed 236-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range |
Not quite big enough see full Toyota Tacoma review |
2008 | 4dr Crew Cab 5ft bed 236-horsepower 4.0L V6 6-speed manual 4WD, part-time w/low range |
Sits too low to the floor area. Knees and thighs point up. Not comfortable for long drives. see full Toyota Tacoma review |
2008 | 4dr Extended Cab 6ft bed 236-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic RWD |
not suitable for adults see full Toyota Tacoma review |
2007 | 4dr Extended Cab 6ft bed 236-horsepower 4.0L V6 6-speed manual 4WD, part-time w/low range |
With the access cab the rear seat is cramped, but is better with the crew cab see full Toyota Tacoma review |
2007 | 2dr Regular Cab 6ft bed 159-horsepower 2.7L I4 4-speed automatic RWD |
Bench seat see full Toyota Tacoma review |